Is DECILES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DECILES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DECILES mean?
Deciles is a form of DECILE.
- noun
(statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + C (3) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DECILES
DECILES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from DECILES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ceiled9
- decile9
- deices9
- sliced9
- cedes8
- cedis8
- deice8
- dices8
- diesel7
- ediles7
- elides7
- sedile7
- seidel7
- ceils7
- slice7
- cede7
- cedi7
- dice7
- disc7
- iced7
- deils6
- deles6
- delis6
- edile6
- elide6
- idles6
- isled6
- ledes6
- sidle6
- slide6
- cees6
- ceil6
- cels6
- ices6
- lice6
- sice6
- dees5
- deil5
- dele5
- deli5
- dels5
- desi5
- diel5
- dies5
- eide5
- elds5
- ides5
- idle5
- lede5
- lids5
- lied5
- seed5
- side5
- sild5
- sled5
- slid5
- cee5
- cel5
- cis5
- ice5
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